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CHICAGO — Forward Dez Wells scored a game-high 22 points and guard Melo Trimble added 17 as No. 8 Maryland used late free-throw shooting to secure a 75-69 Big Ten tournament victory over Indiana on Friday night at the United Center. The second-seeded Terrapins (27-5) went 11 of 13 from the line in the final […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Having beaten Florida on March 7 to complete a perfect 31-0 regular season, Kentucky found itself facing the Gators again just six days later to open the 2015 Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Top-ranked Kentucky won again Friday, eliminating Florida 64-49 and advancing to Saturday’s semifinals. The teams’ third meeting of […]
CHICAGO — Frank Kaminsky didn’t let any rough patches distract him in Wisconsin’s Big Ten Tournament opener on Friday — especially in front of a lot of the home folks. The 7-foot senior forward collected 16 points and 12 rebounds — his 11th double-double of the season — as sixth-ranked Wisconsin beat Michigan 71-60 in […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Freshman forward Justin Jackson scored 22 points and No. 19 North Carolina held off No. 3 Virginia, winning 71-67 in an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinal upset on Friday night at Greensboro Coliseum. Guard Marcus Paige’s 14 points and forward Brice Johnson’s 13 points aided the Tar Heels, who avenged a regular-season […]
MIAMI — It took Goran Dragic until his second game with his new team, but the point guard is now adjusted to the Miami Heat. Dragic had 23 points and a game-high 10 assists to lead the Miami Heat past the Philadelphia 76ers 119-108 Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. “He’s got a battery on him,” […]
Kevin Garnett’s homecoming to the Minnesota Timberwolves will include extra seating for Wednesday’s game at Target Center. Garnett, acquired by the Timberwolves at the trade deadline from the Brooklyn Nets, will be introduced to media Tuesday afternoon. The fifth overall pick in the 1995 draft from Chicago’s Farragut Academy, last played for the Timberwolves in […]
CHICAGO — Tony Snell isn’t nervously rushing his shots, isn’t worried about a miss sending him back to the bench and the Chicago Bulls are loving the results. Snell, a reserve guard, scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the first half to lead the Bulls to an 87-71 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks […]
NEW ORLEANS — Before the game, the New Orleans Pelicans’ locker room looked like a field hospital for tall people, with stars Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and Ryan Anderson in street clothes nursing extended injuries and starting guard Tyreke Evans fighting off a stomach bug. But after trailing the Toronto Raptors by 18 points in […]
HOUSTON — Minnesota rookie forward Andrew Wiggins brought the fight to Rockets All-NBA guard James Harden time and again on Monday night, doing so with such frequency and ferocity that their game within the game ratcheted up the intensity of an overall frenzied, frenetic affair. But it was Harden who fired the final salvo, capping […]
DENVER — The Brooklyn Nets’ switch to small ball might improve their playoff chances down the stretch. Guard Deron Williams had 16 points and 12 assists, center Brooks Lopez scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds and the Nets beat the slumping Denver Nuggets 110-82 on Monday night. The 28-point win is Brooklyn’s largest […]
